Thinkering Studio Commandments - Students

Adam Savage (from MythBusters) listed his 10 Commandments of Making at the Maker:Faire. What should our 10 Commandments for Thinkering Studio be?

Current Top 10 Commandments

Commandments to Consider

Learn something Learn something useful If it's not (hard) fun, you're not doing it right Pay It Forward - Share what you have learned in the classroom, online, and in the community "If you get, give. If you learn, teach." Maya Angelou "Eat Like a Bird, Poop Like an Elephant" Guy Kawasaki Think about what you are learning - Reflect & Iterate Think about how you are learning - Metacognition Just Do It - start now "It's All About Beta Baby" Clarence Fisher and Darren Kuropotwa "Don't worry, be crappy." Guy Kawasaki F.A.I.L. (First Attempt Is Learning, First Attempt it, then Iterate and Learn, Failure Always Invites Learning) add add

Mine the process Curate Share the best of what you've learned Make things, not excuses

What should we add? What should we reword? What should we delete? Does the order matter?

Adam Savage's 10 Commandments of Making

1. Make something
2. Make something useful
3. Start right now
4. Find a project
5. Ask for help, advice, and feedback
6. Share
7. Recognize that discouragement and failure is part of the project
8. Measure carefully
9. Make things for other people
10. Use more cooling fluid

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